Wheelers Blog & News

Malcom Smith Racing Press Release: The legacy lives on! Named after legendary off-road racer, Malcolm Smith, MSR is proud to announce the signing of the next generation of off-road riding legends as KTM Red Bull International off-road rider Jonny Walker joins the brand for the next two years. The blend seems perfect as Jonny Walker shot out of the gates to take the Superpole and Prestige class wins in his MSR gear debut at the SuperEnduro in Germany this weekend. “Today marks a journey and...

KTM Racing Press Release: Red Bull KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey earned 4th overall at the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, an FIM World Championship held at Angels Stadium in front of a packed crowd. Dungey started the day off well with a 5th place start in his 450 SX class heat race. He quickly passed Mike Alessi for 4th place. Two laps later he moved past Justin Barcia to take 3rd place where he finished the race for a transfer spot in the main event. His Red...

“For HRC, the Dakar Rally is on the same level as MotoGP,” HRC VP Shuhei Nakamoto said at the Team HRC Rally launch at Tecnopolis Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the eve of the start of this year’s race. “The engineers have done a great job,” Nakamoto said. “The Dakar Rally is the toughest rally in the world, and it’s an incredible race to test new technologies to transfer afterward on production bikes. From the outside, the bike looks similar to the 2014 version, but, believe me,...

“Would you please point me to the Diamond Club?” “Right this way, sir.” With that, I was ushered into a spacious glass-walled hospitality suite behind home plate at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, past a long row of television cameras and into an ocean of public-relations officers, invited guests, corporate heavies, sponsor reps, and fellow members of the media. “Welcome to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross press conference. My name is Jamie Little, also known as NASCAR and IndyCar...

The Roadrace Factory team is taking to the new MotoAmerica series in full force for 2015. Yamaha will remain the motorcycle of choice for the team, and reigning 2014 AMA Pro Road Racing Daytona Sportbike Champion, Jake Gagne will head the team’s efforts in 2015. The difference for 2015? Jake will be leading Roadrace Factory’s efforts in the MotoAmerica 1000cc Superstock class aboard the Yamaha R1. Making the transition from the R6 to the brand new R1 is no small feat and Jake has been...

Shortly after Friday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross press conference at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, I spoke briefly with Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey. Recently married, the 25-year-old Minnesota native was the last rider to win the number-one plate before the other Ryan, Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, raced away with four consecutive championships. Dungey and TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed are the only former premier-class title winners to start the 2015 season. How do you balance the...

From a Team HRC press release: And off we go…. In less than forty-eight hours, the Argentine air will reverberate to the chorus of motorcycle engines, as the Dakar Rally roars into life. Team HRC, meanwhile, has successfully passed the scrutineering that precedes the event. The 2015 edition of the Rally Dakar will fire up on January 4, the day after tomorrow, with a first stage setting out from Buenos Aires and concluding in Villa Carlos Paz. These will be the first of more than 9,300...

RoadRace Factory Press Release: The RoadRace Factory is pleased to announce that reigning 2014 AMA Pro Road Racing Daytona Sportbike Champion, Jake Gagne will head the team’s efforts in 2015.  We are also excited to announce that we have renewed our long standing relationship with Yamaha.  The difference for 2015?  Jake will be leading our efforts in the MotoAmerica 1000cc Superstock class aboard the beautiful Yamaha R1.  Making the transition from the R6 to the brand new R1 is no small...

It’s that time of year - temperatures are starting to come down in most of the country. If you're like me, a Denver resident, you aren’t lucky enough to live in a southern hemisphere ocean border state (see: California). So it’s time to stick that bug-splattered textile jacket back in the closet and hunker down for another expletive-inducing winter. That doesn’t mean you need to put away your motorcycle in a dark closet until spring - but you do have to put away your ego and exercise extra...

Everything is ready for the 37th edition of the Dakar Rally, universally recognized as the toughest off-road contest on the motorsports calendar. Over its storied history, Dakar has become the ultimate test of man and machine, allowing a select few the opportunity to claim victory or just finish this extreme challenge. After 30 years in Africa, the rally moved in 2009 to South America. The spirit of the race has not changed, and this year’s event will test participants’ navigation skills,...